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09.25.2008 6:05 am

Farmer lets you pet your next sweater

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A local Alpaca Farmer, Beth Brown, host Alpaca Farm Days this weekend, September 27 and 28, and talks about how her knits are farmed, harvested, spun into yarn and knitted by hand.

Her alpaca are raised on…

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09.13.2008 6:00 am

Music and fashion marriage thrives

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

traceyreese2_opt.jpgIt’s surely the only high-profile coupling that isn’t doomed from it’s inception. Music and fashion are true soul mates. A fashion show without a kicking base line just doesn’t have any verve and a musician without a signature look doesn’t…

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09.10.2008 6:27 pm

Never share the stage with kids, dogs, technology

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vivieentamm_opt.jpgI was curious to read about Vivienne Tam’s runway show, because I love her style. Her signature red peony print (she’s wearing it in the photo at left taken by a style.com photographer during her curtain call at Fashion Week)…

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09.09.2008 8:16 am

Marc Jacobs brings casual opulence back

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

After being nearly crucified by the Prada bag toting fashion set for keeping his audience waiting over two hours a few seasons ago, Marc Jacobs has turned over a new leaf. Or maybe he’s gotten a…

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09.09.2008 8:00 am

Gap is dressing up it’s dressed down style

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

p1010074_opt.jpgYeah, I don’t understand that either. But they’d collaborated with the hottest boutique in Paris, colette (nope, no capitalization), to create a one-month installation in Gap’s rotating concept store adjacent its New York City flagship store at 54th and 5th…

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09.08.2008 11:59 am

Denim from polished hippie to hilly billy grunge, Part I

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The last two shows on Sunday ended up representing two fashion extremes. Justin Timberlake’s William Rast collection (he’s one of the names behind the brand and the only one people will recognize) ventured into the back…

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09.08.2008 10:25 am

Jumpsuits. Really?!?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

p1010094_opt.jpgAmong the trends establishing itself as a dominant force for spring is the jumpsuit and one-pieces in shorts length. So prepare to wrestle with your clothing in the restroom if you subscribe religiously to trends. Although I must admit that…

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09.06.2008 11:31 am

Day One - NYC Fashion Week

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Sara Glassman with Minneapolis Star Tribune and a veteran of about five seasons of fashion shows at Bryant Park offers up her impressions of Day One. It’s warm and humid inside and outside the tents from…

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09.05.2008 6:00 am

Hello, New York Fashion Week!

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The fashion onslaught begins today and I’ll be offering up insights, tidbits, forecasts and just plain ole gossip from the Bryant Park tents and beyond for the next four days.

Half a fashion week is better than none, right? I’ll be…

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09.04.2008 12:30 pm

Obama couture?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

reeseobama.jpgThe Barack Obama campaign, which has been flirting with the fashion industry, has courted some 20 or so designers who are creating official merchandise for the candidate’s Web site. It is the first time anyone can remember that the fashion…

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